Ray. Renaissance Pre - Giotto And Its Interpretation Of The Art

The renaissance starting from 14th century to 17th century is a critically important period for western civilization, and is considered as the dividing line of middle ages and modern times. The slogan of restoring classical culture was rooted in various fields including literature, drawing, sculpture, architecture, music and science. As the pioneer in art in the early renaissance period, Ambrogio ou Angiolotto di Bondone Giotto (1266-1336) is regarded as a prominent figure in the history of Europen art, just like Dante in the history of European literature.Giotto's drawing style is creative. When confronted with formulated and conceptualized drawing-the long-standing problem left over from the middle ages, he did not completely overthrow or subvert. In fact, he developed the good while discarding the bad; he looked for heritage while standing at an opposite position. The result was that Classical Art which had disappeared for almost a century was brought back to the public attention-the new style of renaissance emerged.This paper is focused on interpreting how Giotto's art life developed through four prominent phases. The analysis of Giotto's life experiences and master work of each phase combined with the discussion of middle age's Byzantine Art and Gothic Art will thoroughly explain how Giotto broke the bondages of the art of middle age and brought hope to European art during the "dark period". In the end, the paper concludes Giotto's worldwide impact on art by summarizing his personal art style, art philosophy and art work achievement. By analyzing Giotto's art work and himself, we will realize that his philosophy and spirit have profound impact in history, and any generation will benefit a lot by just studying Giotto.